VH-ZHD. Embraer 170-100LR. c/n 17000227.
This was the first of three additional aircraft ordered new by Virgin Blue - February 20, 2007 Rolled off the production line at Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil - May 2008 First flown as PT-SFD in the Virgin Blue livery - May 2008 Powered by General Electric GE CF34-8E5 engines Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ZHD - June 03, 2008 Registered to VBNC9 Pty Ltd, Spring Hill, Queensland Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Accepted by Virgin Blue at Sao Jose dos Campos - June 15, 2008 Departed Sao Jose dos Csmpos on the delivery flight to Australia - June 15, 2008 Arrived Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight - June 21, 2008 Delivery route: Sao Jose dos Campos - Manaus - Curacao - Brownsville - Boeing Field - Anchorage Petropavlosk Kamchatsky - Osaka - Saipan - Cairns - Brisbane Aircraft named 'Cherry-Belle Blue' Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Canberra as DJ1228 - July 13, 2008 Advertised for sale by Jetscape with 4,366 hours and 4,475 cycles - July 22, 2010 Virgin Blue was renamed Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd - May 04, 2011 Operated its final revenue service Canberra - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as DJ288 - August 28, 2011 Departed Melbourne on the ferry flight to United States in the Virgin Blue livery - September 02, 2011 Arrived Grand Rapids on completion of the ferry flight - September 07, 2011 Ferry route: Melbourne - Cairns - Saipan - Osaka (Kansai) - Petropavlosk - Anchorage - Grand Rapids Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 12, 2011 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N749CZ - September 12, 2011 Registered to Bank of Utah Trustee, Salt Lake City Leased to Delta Airlines - September 13, 2011 Sub-leased to Compass Airline, Minneapolis, U.S.A. as the registered operator Compass Airlines operates aircraft for Delta Airlines in the Delta Airlines Connection livery Current with Delta Connection |
VH-ZHD. Virgin Blue - 'Cherry-Belle Blue' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 05, 2011. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0190-078.) |
VH-ZHD. Virgin Blue - 'Cherry-Belle Blue' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, date unknown. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0190-102.) |